New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-16
MIS-. EINONS ~ HER OWN BEHALF
DESCRIBING HER DOMESTIC TROUBLES.

SHE TELLS A CONSISTENT sTORY-REPLTTs THAT
CAUSED LAUGHTER IN THE COURTROOM.
WASHINGTON, Jan 1J.-The investigation as 20 the
mental condition of Mrs. Emuions WAS continued to-
day In the old Circuit Court room. which MAS crowded
TO the point of discomfort, women composing the
larger part OF the audience. Mrs. Emmons resumed
her story She said that when she gave up her bath
room to tho servants her husband threatened to put
her into a lunatlc asylum. This frightened her. for
she saw By his manner that he msant what he said
When her husband went away that morning she sent
at once Tor James Lowndes. lawyer. She told Mr..
Lowndcs of tho circumstances relating to her hus-
bands correspondence With the Philadelphia woman
and then placed the papers in his hands.
" | told him" said tho witness, that IL were mad,
or dead, or put in n lunatic asylum that he would
have to vndlcato mo before the world and pat out
these letters TO show why l was confined
When her husband came homo sho told him what
she had done. He did not say anything. but pulled
his mustacho vigorously. Great laughter. Subss
qucntly her husband told her he wanted her to use
those Letters TO get divorce She told HIM she would
do nothing ~ long his mother lived to give her
sorrow lie then ordered her to get divorce and she
said she wodld. He sad he would give her the house
IN Vermont ave, which already much hers ms
his and promised her n1moer OF other things which
already hers. ~,
Sims called upon me, bringing that man. Dr.
Kempster confound him! I-I-well, lwon't say IT,
n is through him that Mr. Emuions mas gotten
into this Either that or Mr.. Emmons is insane
himself"
This was too much for tho gravity of the audience,
and another laugh broke out
About the broken thermometer story tho witness
said that she had had it for long time and was sorry
when It was broken for she used to put It out OF the
window 10 see how cold II and thus catch General
Hazen. Great laughter greeted this sally the marshal
laughing hard that lie could not rap tor order for
time ,
Spcakinr of the Christchild incident she said that
tho little eoored boy Arnold came TO where she was
sitting and asked when she was going to light the
tree She took the child up her lap ana then this
Kempster" began asking her foolish questions. She
told him about the Christmas tree and the German
fable about tho Chrstchild He said How can you
endure to bo fond OF little niggerp She said
"Thls child saves me much. This is my little Christ
child. Ii saves me mnch' . o.,
Then pursued the witness, began TO blum the
stnpii man He hadn't wit enough TO understand lie
did not even ask mo what meant. He just took It
all in That child did save me much. and knew II
when said IT, Because if wanted anything he WOULD
irot down stairs and tell his mother lio saved mo
in labor; saved me in work. | said it was my
Christmas child tor got the Christmas tree upon his
account or made him excuse for having the tree"
Here Mrs. Emmons looked straight at MIR. Garnett
and asked Does the black rub OF from a clean
negro child ~ Then she went on :" You said yes by
nodding your head. Does 1T ! say It does not
you'd Ike to know when people are dead and have
laid of their skins. whether 1t makes any difference 10
God whether their skins are black or white That's
a question" added Mrs Emmons, that ought to be
answered by Bostonian.'
The witness described how Mr. Emmons had como
n her house after the legal separation. and how she
treated him lust she would any other man. lie did
not stay all night because she would not let him. lie
came there and remained late. When she Ioke to
him he said II is late and do not want to he
seen going OUT " said he couldn't stay; 1t couldn't
be IA proper thing. He said he couldn't go said
Very well, then I'll go to hotel, lie locked the
door and called up the servants. lie said to them
Don't let her 30 out suppose was insane then.
Which was the most insane ], who was in my own
house or he. who pushed his way in there took the
kew from him and unlocked the door"
i Did he gop asked Mr.. Garnet.
gYes ho went" she said with a laugh.
Mrs Emmons then sarcasticay described her hus
bands socitude about her trip TO Bloomingdalc and
concluded by declaring she was repeatedly drugged
with whiskcy. that il comparatively easy to got
her into Dloo.ningdalo Asylum.